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Hampton Roads is the name for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia. Hampton Roads is home to the major United States Navy, Air Force and Army bases. It also is home to NASA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The area is also full of historical landmarks and miles of beaches.

On March 27, an Atlantic City grand jury charged Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice with felony aggravated assault for knocking his fiancé unconscious in February. On March 28, one day after the indictment, Mr. Rice and Janay Palmer, his...

Sentara Healthcare announced Tuesday that its sites in Hampton Roads and northern Virginia can now securely exchange patient information with local Department of Veterans Affairs' facilities.
The Hampton VA Medical Center was tapped in 2012 to test a...

Sarah Osborn, 15, of Hampton, keeps adding to her treasure chest of national records.In her latest competition — the Virginia 4-H State Championships at Appomattox’s Holiday Lake on Sept. 13-14 — she set five national records in precision air rifle. By...

A newly formed regional transportation commission in charge of more than $8 billion in proposed construction projects also contains a block of voting members who are affiliated with one local bank.
Of the 19 voting members of the Hampton Roads...

In Hampton Roads, forecasts of rain — such as the occasionally heavy precipitation Wednesday — almost inevitably mean an expectation of flooding. In places including Hampton, Newport News, Virginia Beach and, of course, Norfolk, streets and other...

Madison Smith nodded in beat with the up-tempo music as she typed out some lyrics on her iPad.
"Dreams are in my future/dreams are in my past/While the end is coming sooner/ dreams are always meant to last."
She was reluctant to reveal her...

The Department of Defense has had a "cyber awakening," according to Rear Adm. Matt Klunder, chief of Naval Research.
The keynote speaker at the Hampton Roads Cyber Security Conference said military officials want to expand the manpower...

Suspect arrested in case of missing U.Va. studentCharlottesville police said Jesse Matthew, 32, was taken into custody in Galveston, Texas, with the help of FBI agents a day after police issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of abduction...

Local school divisions largely followed a statewide trend of more students graduating on-time from high school, according to data released by the state Wednesday.
School officials praised the increase as the culmination of years of focused efforts to...

Several local police departments struck an agreement in early 2013 to share telephone data gathered during criminal investigations, according to a memorandum between the agencies.
Police in Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Suffolk are...

Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie knows he doesn't like Obamacare, but he said Friday he's not quite ready to outline an alternative.
After telling a group of home health care agency owners and employees that he would try to roll back cuts in...

Windsor officials fear their town will be devastated if the state chooses the cheapest, most environmentally friendly option to improve Route 460.
The bulk of Windsor's businesses — as well as numerous homes, churches and municipal buildings — hug both...

Three months ago, the rapper Jeezy came to the Farm Bureau Live amphitheater in Virginia Beach as part of Wiz Khalifa's "Under the Influence of Music" tour. On Friday night, he's back in Hampton Roads for a more up-close and intimate show at The...

ISLE OF WIGHT — Top officials for the county and the school system met Monday to discuss budget issues that the county and school division may face in the coming years – most pressingly, how already-crowded schools can keep up with growth in the...

Pending homes sales across Hampton Roads surged in September, with many Peninsula cities and counties leading the way, according to a recent report.
Virginia Beach-based Real Estate Information Network Inc.(REIN), a firm that tracks and researches...

Virginia voters head to the polls in two weeks and, in the coming days, the Daily Press Editorial Board will offer its endorsements in the races citizens will see on the ballot this year.
Those include three contested races for U.S. House, one for U.S....